Millions of children across the UK will tonight breathe a sigh of relief as a last minute pay deal struck between Santa and the National Union of Elves has averted the threat of industrial action set to take place in the North Pole this Christmas...
Well. The trolls numbered in the single digit and it was entirely clear that none of them took the time to listen to the full exchange from start to finish; and the universal view of the hundreds of friends, colleagues and most importantly strangers...
With headlines in the Daily Mail asking for the Foreign Aid budget to be used to tackle the crisis in social care and the front page of the Times leading on “Parents call in lawyers over soaring care costs” social care for the elderly is firmly...
Tis the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? If nothing else, it’s certainly the most expensive time of the year. It’s estimated that an average British family will spend over £800 on Christmas with nearly £500 to be spent on...
So you think you’re married? By all means, if you have a marriage certificate then, absolutely, you are. However, there is still a strong continuing belief in Scotland that there is such a thing as a ‘Common Law Marriage’. ‘Common Law...
This week, judges in the highest court in the United Kingdom will hear arguments on a matter of constitutional law with potentially huge ramifications. The case, known as the Brexit case, is to decide whether the executive branch of government...
Once again Thompsons are very happy to get involved with Scotland’s leading anti-racism charity, Show Racism The Red Card. SRTRC were established in 1996 and work across the country helping to educate young people and adults about the damage...
- The Unanswerable Case for Scottish Public Inquiry into the Miners Strike
I was proud to be invited to attend yesterday’s meeting at the National Coal Museum where campaigners gathered to make their case and demand a Public Inquiry into the...